These instant pot granola bars are so good and so easy to make! With just a few pantry staples, you will have a tasty batch of granola bars ready when the craving hits.

Instant pot granola bars are an easy go-to breakfast or snack. The can be customized withwhatever dried fruit or nuts you have on hand. I like to make them to pack in lunch boxes or asa breakfast on-the-go.

This recipe makes a very chocolaty and chewy instant pot granola bar. It is probably more on the treat side than the breakfast side but it’s ultimately up for you to decide.

The trick to making a good chewy granola bar

There are a few things to keep in mind when making instant pot granola bars. The first is the honey-butter mixture that acts as glue. You are going to melt the honey and butter down in the Instant Pot but it’s not ready just when it’s melted.

The magic happens when it starts to bubble up and darkens in color. Once it is an amber color, you can take it off the heat, or in this case, turn off your Instant Pot.

Once your “glue” is made, you are going to mix it up with a granola mixture and press it into a baking dish to set.

The trick to getting the instant pot granola bars to to stick together and not fall apart is to press them hard into thebaking dish. If you spend a couple of minutes pressing them down, they are less likely tocrumble up into granola.

Then you have to walk away and let it cool in the fridge for at least a couple of hours. I promise it will all be worth it once you get to enjoy a chocolaty chewy homemade granola bar.

When you are ready to cut them up, use a very sharp knife and run it under hot water in-between cuts.

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